# Punishments
## **TIER 1**
> ### **Spamming**
>
> Saying the same message 3+ times in any chat, on any platform associated with **SerpentFactions**
| Offences | Penalties |
| -------------- | ------------ |
| First Offence | **Warning** |
| Second Offence | **30m Mute** |
| Third Offence | **1h Mute** |
| Fourth Offence | **2h Mute** |
> ### **Chat Flooding**
>
> Flooding the chat with unnecessary messages \
> e.g.: “HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH” or multiple chat lines (4+) that flood the chat
| Offences | Penalties |
| -------------- | ------------ |
| First Offence | **Warning** |
| Second Offence | **30m Mute** |
| Third Offence | **1h Mute** |
| Fourth Offence | **2h Mute** |
> ### **Command Spamming**
>
> Spamming commands that can be visible by other players\
> e.g.: /tpa, /pay
| Offences | Penalties |
| -------------- | ----------- |
| First Offence | **Warning** |
| Second Offence | **30m Ban** |
| Third Offence | **1h Ban** |
| Fourth Offence | **2h Ban** |
> ### **Indirect Advertisement**
>
> Telling players to go join another server that is not associated with **SerpentFactions** without saying the IP \
> e.g.: “Hey guys, come join **ExamplePvP**”
| Offences | Penalties |
| -------------- | ------------ |
| First Offence | **30m Mute** |
| Second Offence | **1h Mute** |
| Third Offence | **2h Mute** |
| Fourth Offence | **3h Mute** |
> ### **Links**
>
> Putting any links that do not directly relate with **SerpentFactions**, regardless if its fake or not.
| Offences | Penalties |
| -------------- | ------------ |
| First Offence | **30m Mute** |
| Second Offence | **1h Mute** |
| Third Offence | **2h Mute** |
| Fourth Offence | **3h Mute** |
> ### **Racism**
>
> Being racist in any shape or form such as saying racial slurs or disrespecting someone due to their race/skin color etc.
| Offences | Penalties |
| -------------- | ------------ |
| First Offence | **30m Mute** |
| Second Offence | **1h Mute** |
| Third Offence | **2h Mute** |
| Fourth Offence | **3h Mute** |
> ### **Suicidal Encouragement**
>
> If a player tells another player to do something to themselves in real life that could harm them \
> e.g.: saying “KYS”
| Offences | Penalties |
| -------------- | ------------ |
| First Offence | **3h Mute** |
| Second Offence | **6h Mute** |
| Third Offence | **9h Mute** |
| Fourth Offence | **12h Mute** |
> ### **Homophobic Slurs**
>
> If a player sends hurtful remarks towards another player regarding their sexual orientation \
> e.g.: saying “I hate gays”
| Offences | Penalties |
| -------------- | ------------ |
| First Offence | **30m Mute** |
| Second Offence | **1h Mute** |
| Third Offence | **2h Mute** |
| Fourth Offence | **3h Mute** |
> ### **Bypassing Chat Rules**
>
> A player doing something that bypasses our chat rules, such as writing racist things on a sign or renaming an axe to something homophobic or selling a book and quill named something racist.
| Offences | Penalties |
| -------------- | ----------- |
| First Offence | **30m Ban** |
| Second Offence | **1h Ban** |
| Third Offence | **3h Ban** |
| Fourth Offence | **6h Ban** |
> ### **Staff Disrespect**
>
> If a player offends a staff member in any way, staff have the right to punish you for it, staff are lenient with this rule.
| Offences | Penalties |
| -------------- | ----------- |
| First Offence | **Warning** |
| Second Offence | **1h Mute** |
| Third Offence | **12h Ban** |
| Fourth Offence | **24h Ban** |
> ### **Death Threats**
>
> Encouraging suicide or telling people you will harm them\
> e.g.: “I hope you die”, “I will come to your house and stab you 10 times with a knife”
| Offences | Penalties |
| -------------- | ------------ |
| First Offence | **3h Mute** |
| Second Offence | **6h Mute** |
| Third Offence | **9h Mute** |
| Fourth Offence | **12h Mute** |
## TIER 2
> ### **IRL Dealing**
>
> Selling something in game for items outside of **SerpentFactions** \
> e.g.: Spawners for PayPal money, this rule works both ways
| Offences | Penalties |
| -------------- | ------------- |
| First Offence | **7d Ban** |
| Second Offence | **14d Ban** |
| Third Offence | **Perma Ban** |
> ### **Advertising**
>
> Advertising any sort of IP that does not associate with **SerpentFactions**, this includes fake IP’s.
| Offences | Penalties |
| -------------- | ------------- |
| First Offence | **7d Ban** |
| Second Offence | **Perma Ban** |
> ### **Inappropriate IGN**
>
> Any racist, homophobic or user that violates our rules
| Offences | Penalties |
| -------------- | --------------------------- |
| First Offence | **Warning (24h to change)** |
| Second Offence | **14d Ban** |
| Third Offence | **30d Ban** |
| Fourth Offence | **Perma Ban** |
> ### **Hacked Client**
>
> If a player is using any type of modified client, that gives an unfair advantage over other players
| Offences | Penalties |
| -------------- | ------------- |
| First Offence | **30d Ban** |
| Second Offence | **Perma Ban** |
## TIER 3
> ### **Block Glitching**
>
> Breaking blocks to damage other players behind a wall with a high efficiency pickaxe or to glitch up to areas of the map
| Offences | Penalties |
| -------------- | ---------- |
| First Offence | **1d Ban** |
| Second Offence | **2d Ban** |
| Third Offence | **3d Ban** |
| Fourth Offence | **4d Ban** |
> ### **Botting**
>
> When a player uses a console client to have lots of accounts to lag the server or spam the same thing in chat.
| Offences | Penalties |
| -------------- | ---------------- |
| First Offence | **30d IP Ban** |
| Second Offence | **Perma IP Ban** |
> ### **Leaking Personal Information**
>
> If a player posts any information belonging to another player such as their IP address.
| Offences | Penalties |
| -------------- | ------------- |
| First Offence | **30d Ban** |
| Second Offence | **Perma Ban** |
> ### **Mute Evading**
>
> A player going on an alt or using signs to evade a mute to try talk with the community again
| Offences | Penalties |
| -------------- | ---------------- |
| First Offence | **30d IP Ban** |
| Second Offence | **Perma IP Ban** |
> ### **Ban Evading**
>
> A player going on an alt to evade one or more ban(s) directly linked to their IP
| Offences | Penalties |
| -------------- | ---------------- |
| First Offence | **30d IP Ban** |
| Second Offence | **Perma IP Ban** |
> ### **Lag Machines**
>
> Creating something on the server that is purposely intended to lag or crash the server
| Offences | Penalties |
| -------------- | ------------- |
| First Offence | **30d Ban** |
| Second Offence | **Perma Ban** |
> ### **Providing Fake Evidence**
>
> When a user supplies fake evidence to a staff member, such as fake reports of someone hacking or breaking the rules
| Offences | Penalties |
| -------------- | ---------- |
| First Offence | **1d Ban** |
| Second Offence | **2d Ban** |
| Third Offence | **3d Ban** |
| Fourth Offence | **4d Ban** |
> ### **Server Drama / Hate**
>
> Any player causing drama in game, on forums, or on the discord. Administrators decide what falls under the category.
| Offences | Penalties |
| ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| First Offence | Whatever the administrator
deems necessary
|
> ### **Insiding**
>
> Any player caught insiding their faction after being kicked or leaving
| Offences | Penalties |
| -------------- | ------------- |
| First Offence | **7d Ban** |
| Second Offence | **Perma Ban** |
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